Raised on jukebox-era rock & roll, blues, R&B, country, jazz and punk rock, Sinéad X Sanders cut her teeth playing various stages around her hometown of Vancouver. Compared to the likes of Wanda Jackson, Billie Holiday and Lucinda Williams, her sound remains uniquely her own. With a hard-earned gift for keeping folks entertained, she picked up a guitar and took to singing her heart out at just 9 years old. After car accident at age 13 left her with a fractured skull, she went on to face not-insignificant challenges with the various tasks required to make an indie music career happen – hence the late debut. Fortunately, the ability to create and perform was one area she has always found it easy to connect her passion with her actions, drawing support from community and making her mark in her own determined way. Having rounded up some of the city’s top players, her long-awaited full-band debut THEM SHADOWS was released at year’s end to a sold-out crowd at the Wise Hall.